One thing I do miss about pre-internet era is that neo-Nazis and other groups like them didn't have much of a platform, at least not in the 80s when I grew up.
Now I've seen peopl who even oppose deplatforming them in some twisted notion of "free speech," and major news outlets spreading their opinions like the plague.
I agree with you. We shouldn't care. Just punch the Nazis and get on with our day.
I think you're egregiously misinterpreting my comment, and I don't much appreciate that.
Tell me in what ways neo-Nazi propaganda inserted itself into the home of the average person daily in 1989?
Now look at the front page of reddit, 4chan, or -- hell -- this fucking news article.
Nazis existed, never said they didn't. I'm saying they have a farther-reaching platform, and anyone who allows them to post their propaganda is complicit.
in the same way that everything has a farther-reaching platform, I guess.
I am not sure if the proportions are really different. Nazis were in the streets, graffiti, stickers, music, newspapers... they always have a platform as long as it's profitable.
you're correct, it is a louder problem now. and a more pressing one. but i'm not sure if it's "worse"